Rep. Katie Porter says she regrets calling the California Senate primary ‘rigged’ – By Benjamin Oreskes (LA Times) / March 19, 2024
The outspoken Rep. Katie Porter is cleaning up after a controversial comment she made in the aftermath of her California Senate primary loss to fellow Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey.
Days after the March 5 primary, when it became clear she wouldn’t win, Porter tweeted a thanks to her supporters accompanied by a dig.
“Because of you, we had the establishment running scared — withstanding 3 to 1 in TV spending and an onslaught of billionaires spending millions to rig this election,” Porter wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Democratic leaders denounced Porter’s comments for echoing the rhetoric of former President Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, who has falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by President Biden.
